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DESCRIPTION: The Hennessy Field Ad Hoc Committee was established by the Board of Selectmen at the request of Town Meeting. The Committee was charged to review the proposal made by the proponents of Article 46 of the 1998 Annual Town Meeting, evaluate the needs for sporting/athletic fields, the potential options for creating new athletic fields; and recommend a use designation for Hennessy Field. The Committee has filed its recommendations with the Board of Selectmen. One of the recommendations of that report is that Hennessy Field be transferred to the Conservation Commission. ARTICLE 17 TRANSFER OF LAND TO CONSERVATION COMMISSION MASS. AVE. AT FLETCHER AVE. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the care, custody, management and control of all or any part of the land on Massachusetts Avenue at Fletcher Avenue and Woburn Street shown as Lot 170A on Assessor's Property Map 48 not currently used for school or parking purposes to the Conservation Commission for conservation purposes as provided by Section 8C of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by Cynthia Savage and nine or more registered voters) DESCRIPTION: Last year the Town of Lexington floated a proposal to temporarily turn this open land into a 60-space parking lot to serve the needs of Cary Library at Cary Hall, while that facility was under construction. Although that proposal was stopped, we believe that the land is in jeopardy of being targeted for municipal purposes in the future. This land is an important gateway to Lexington and is vital to the aesthetics of our town. This citizen's article is asking Town Meeting to transfer this land to the Conservation Commission and, thereby, ensure its safety for all time. GENERAL ARTICLES ARTICLE 18 RESOLUTION-BUDGET SUBMISSION To see if the Town will adopt a resolution relating to the timing of action and manner of presentation by the boards and finance committees on budget matters for Town Meeting, or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted at the request of the Appropriation Committee) DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this article is to give the Appropriations and Capital Expenditures Committees adequate time to consider and comment upon the budget and to get their reports into the hands of Town Meeting Members two weeks prior to the vote, so that the members in turn have adequate time to review and consider the budget with the analysis and comment of the committees in hand. 13